TOP TALENT: Sanchez, Fabregas and Lallana are just some of the star names to have moved club this summer [Starsport]

Jose Mourinho has splashed out a combined £52m on former Atletico Madrid pair Diego Costa and Filipe Luis, with a further £30m spent on Spain star Cesc Fabregas.

Next up come Liverpool, who trail the Blues by some £25m.

Brendan Rodgers has gone on a summer spending spree as he looks to build a squad capable of competing in the Champions League.

Lazar Markovic, Adam Lallana, Emre Can and Rickie Lambert have all joined the club this summer, and more are set to follow with Loic Remy close to completing an £8.5m switch.

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The Reds' bitter rivals Manchester United are third in the table, after new boss Louis Van Gaal splashed out a combined £56m on Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera.

Arsenal are up next, with their big money arrivals Mathieu Debuchy and Alexis Sanchez propelling the Gunners into fourth place.

Outside of what would be the Champions League spots come Newcastle who have been splashing the cash in the off-season after going 18 months without making a purchase.

West Ham are sixth in the table after their owners handed boss Sam Allardyce a bumper transfer war chest.

Big Sam has been handed a big budget to turn the Irons into an exciting and attacking force next season, and he's obliged by opening the chequebook to sign the likes of World Cup star Enner Valencia and former Lazio man Mauro Zarate.

Southampton come next in the table, with new boss Ronald Koeman splashing out £19m as he looks to rebuild his squad after the departure of several of his star names.

Premier League champions Manchester City are down in a lowly eighth, but will shoot up the table when the signing of Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala is confirmed in the coming days.

Manuel Pellegrini's side will have to be careful though, with FFP regulations limiting their flexibility in the market.

Spurs are next up after their double raid on Swansea earlier this week, which saw Ben Davies and Michel Vorm complete moves to White Hart Lane. Expect Mauricio Pochettino's side to get spend again as the end of the window approaches.

The north Londoners are joined on a £15m spend by Hull City, who are gearing up for a first tilt at European football.

West Brom are 11th, after they broke their transfer record to land Nigeria striker Ideye Brown, while Swansea are 12th after they spent heavily to bring Gylfi Sigurdsson back to the Liberty Stadium.

Newly-promoted QPR are the highest placed of the three sides new to the top flight after Harry Redknapp splashed out £8m to land England defender Steven Caulker.

Championship winners Leicester come next after they spent £7m to land ex-Brighton striker Leo Ulloa.

Fellow promoted side Burnley are in 15th spot after Sean Dyche opened the chequebook to bring seven new players to Turf Moor ahead of their return to the top tier.

Stoke City are next in the transfer league, having bought exciting attacker Bojan from Barcelona along with a host of free signings.

Aston Villa, who are up for sale, have spent just £2m, while Crystal Palace have made just one signing so far in the shape of striker Frazier Campbell.

Everton and Sunderland are yet to pay any money at all this summer, however, the Toffees have completed a deal for ex-Manchester City man Gareth Barry.